John Basquez Anduha Jr., 81, of Ewa Beach, a retired pipefitter with Oahu Plumbing, died Oct. 2. He was born in Ewa, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Joanna Gasteel, Nancy Sedeno, Shirley Rosario and Elaine Alapai; sons John III and Raymond; stepson Douglas Newman; brothers Manuel and Gilbert; 24 grandchildren; and 42 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.Lourdes Ea Castro, 50, of Waipahu, a jewelry polisher at Maui Divers, died Sept. 30. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Edmund; parents Tomas and Juanita Ea; brothers Leonardo and Rogelio Ea; and sisters Dellia Apilado, Elsa Ricana, Celia Lazaro and Merlin Membrere. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, muaka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Gail "Aunty Gail" Aiko Custer, 55, of Waipahu, is also survived by brother Calvin Yoshida. An obituary yesterday gave an incorrect last name for Yoshida.
Gregoria "Goya" Dayoan, 98, of Honolulu, formerly of Paia, Maui, a homemaker, died Monday at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Edward Sr., Roger and Pacifico; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at the Holy Rosary Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Casual attire.
Hazel Eleanor Ferreira, 69, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Tuesday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Harold T., son Mark, daughters Haroldeen Quintal and Natalie A. Veriato, sister Wilden Tavares and seven grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Papaikou. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2, Hilo. Casual attire.
David K. Hoopai, 92, of Haiku, Maui, a retired waste-water pump tender for Maui County, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Ulaino, Hana, Maui. He is survived by son Henry Lee; daughters Marion Fernandez, Dorothy Arnold, Anna L. Torres and Shirley Lee; sister Sophie "Hulihe'e" Belmodis; niece and caregiver Melanie J.U. Mau; 24 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Norman's Chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery.
Kanji Kubojiri, 77, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a retired vegetable farmer foreman for the state experimental station in the Volcano district, died Oct. 3 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Glenwood, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Sharon Sakoda, Carol Kubojiri and Maileen Lee; brother Fredrick "Fred"; and eight grandchildren. Private services.
German Raquel Pascua, 85, of Waipahu, a retired laborer, died Sunday. He is survived by wife Pacita C.; daughters Germinia Lucas and Vanessa Childs; brother Juan; and sisters Cerafina Ventura, Juana Verdadero, Carmen Ambrocio, Magdalena Baptista, Lourdes Caburnay, Rosal Latorre, Teresita Callejo and Avelina Pascua-Mauricio. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph's Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Douglas W. Stewart, 83, of Kailua, a retired supervisor with the state Department of Accounting & General Services, died Wednesday in Kailua. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He is survived by wife Mary A., sons Douglas and John, daughters Alice McWilliams and Leslie Wynhoff, and eight grandchildren. Service over ashes: 4:30 p.m. Monday at St. Mark Lutheran Church, Kaneohe. Private inurnment at a later date. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity. Aloha attire.
Leonardo "Leo" Tabin, 47, of Wailuku, died Oct. 4 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ruth R.H., mother Loretta, daughters Tami Horiuchi and Tiffany and Taylor Tabin, and brother Leopoldo. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.
Betty Ayako Mizuno Takahashi, 82, of Kahului, a retired supervisor at Ben Franklin Store, died Wednesday. She was born in Waialee, Oahu. She is survived by husband Suguru, sons Charles and Howard, brother Henry H. Mizuno, sister Edith F. Mizuno and a grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Albert Towle, 77, of Kailua-Kona, a professor of biology at San Francisco State University, died last Saturday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Stockton, Calif. He is survived by wife Nancy, son Bradford A., daughters Linda Imber and Nancy N. Yamane, and eight grandchildren. Services held.
Thelma Lovell Victorino, 83, of Kapaa, Kauai, a homemaker, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Anahola, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Rosemarie Ubongan; sisters Pearl Santos, Gladys Christian, Emaline White and Edna Spencer; eight grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine's Church, Kapaa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at St. Catherine's Cemetery. Casual attire.
Camille Delnoce Woodruff, 93, of Kailua, a retired teacher at Hanahau'oli School and Benjamin Parker Elementary School, died Wednesday in Kailua. Scattering of ashes: 4 p.m. Wednesday at 942 Mokulua Drive, Lanikai Beach. Additional information provided by the mortuary for an obituary published yesterday.
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